TY - JOUR
PY - 2021//
TI - State of pedestrian road safety in Uganda: a qualitative study of existing interventions
JO - African health sciences
A1 - Osuret, Jimmy
A1 - Namatovu, Stellah
A1 - Biribawa, Claire
A1 - Balugaba, Bonny Enock
A1 - Zziwa, Esther Bayiga
A1 - Muni, Kennedy
A1 - Ningwa, Albert
A1 - Oporia, Frederick
A1 - Mutto, Milton
A1 - Kyamanywa, Patrick
A1 - Guwatudde, David
A1 - Kobusingye, Olive Chifefe
SP - 1498
EP - 1506
VL - 21
IS - 3
N2 - BACKGROUND: Pedestrians in Uganda account for 40% of road traffic fatalities and 25% of serious injuries annually. We explored the current pedestrian road traffic injury interventions in Uganda to understand why pedestrian injuries and deaths continue despite the presence of interventions.
METHODS: We conducted a qualitative study that involved a desk review of road safety policy, regulatory documents, and reports. We supplemented the document review with 14 key informant interviews and 4 focus group discussions with participants involved in road safety. Qualitative thematic content analysis was done using ATLAS. ti 7 software.
RESULTS: Five thematic topics emerged. Specifically, Uganda had a Non-Motorized Transport Policy whose implementation revealed several gaps. The needs of pedestrians and contextual evidence were ignored in road systems. The key programmatic challenges in pedestrian road safety management included inadequate funding, lack of political support, and lack of stakeholder collaboration. There was no evidence of plans for monitoring and evaluation of the various pedestrian road safety interventions.
CONCLUSION: The research revealed low prioritization of pedestrian needs in the design, implementation, and evaluation of pedestrian road safety interventions. Addressing Uganda's pedestrian needs requires concerted efforts to coordinate all road safety activities, political commitment, and budgetary support at all levels. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 1680-6905
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v21i3.62
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